Refrigerator.



PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

G. W WALLIOK.

REFRIGERA'I'OR.v

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. 1903.

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GEORGE W. WALLIUK, or sruiacis, MICHIGAN.

REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 3, 1 9Q6. Serial No.130,274. Divided and this application filed February19|i908l Serial No.144,068-

Original application filed November 6, 1902,

To aZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE W. WALLIoK, acitizen of the United States, residing at the city of Sturgis, in thecounty of .St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Refrigerators, of which the following is aspecification. his invention relates to improvements in refrigerators.

The objects of the invention are, first, to provide an improved interiorconstruction of refrigerator in which the parts may be readily andseparably assembled, whereby the whole can be perfectly cleansed with amini- In the drawings, taken looking in the direction ofthe littlearrows at the ends of the section-lines, and similar letters ofreference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. v

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, the. body of therefrigerator is I made up of the outer shell A and the inner shell A, ofany suitable lumber or material,

the same being separated, so asto form hollow walls. The interior of therefrigerator is suitably lined with zinc, .as a, perfectly smooth andplain. The cover is alsol'provided with a suitable air-chamber. and themum amount of labor; second, to provide usual packings around the sameThe door improved supporting means for the various is also made up ofouter and inner walls to of refrigerators; third, "orm an air-chamberwithin and has a lining to correspond with the inner lining of therefrigerator.

In place of packing the walls of the refrigerator with a mineralmaterial or sawdust or other non-conducting material I especiallyconstruct the same to secure thecirculation of the cold air within thesame to distributethe cold evenly throughout. This I accomplish bydividing the air-spaces within the outer walls and door by a verticalpartition halfway between the outer and inner walls A A, which entirelyseparates the air-space Within the hollow walls, making two distinctcompartments. I then divide each of these airspaces by similar verticalpartitions half-way between the central partition and the outer andinner walls. These partitions, however, are arranged at the top andbottom to leave an open space, the object of which is to insurecirculation. With the air-spaces arranged in this way it is obvious thatwhen the air opposite the ice-box within the airspaces becomes chilled.it will drop to the bot I tom, and in so doing the warmer air there willbe displaced outwardly on the outside of the partition, and consequentlya thorou h circulation which evenly distributes the co ld air isinsured. The door is provided With similar partitions within its hollowwalls, so that the same circulation occurs there. This insures an evenand thorough airing of the whole interior wall of the refrigerator, sothat consequently there is no sweating of the interior due to thecirculation of air from a warmer part to a colder part, as very oftenoccurs on the inside of refrigerators of the usual construction. Thiswall or casing 1 structure is fully described and claimed in to providean improved construction and arrangement of the ice-supporting rack,drainage means, and traps for a refrigerator; fourth, to provide animproved means of dis- I tributing or circulating the air within therefrigerator.

Further objects will definitely appear from the detailed description tofollow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification.

The invention is clearly described, and pointed out in the claim.

structure embodying the features of my invention is fully illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a detail vertical sectional view from the front to therear of a refrigerator of my invention, l taken on a line correspondingto line 1 1 of Fig. 4, showing the details of arrangement of I theparts, construction of the drainage, and the trap. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail perspective view of one of the supporting-standards' within therefrigerator, the flange for the ice-rack and upper parts appearingabove with my adjustable shelf-support appearing below. Fig. 3 is adetail vertical sectional view taken on a line corresponding to line 3 3of Fig. 2, showing the details of arrangement l of the connecting meansfor my improved shelf-support. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectionalView taken on a line corresponding to 1 line 4 4 of Fig. l, the exteriorcasing being indicated in conventional form. Fig. 5 is a detail viewtaken on line 5 5 of Fig. 4 to show the relation of the parts.

the sectionaliviews are my application for patent filed November 6,through the openings e in the ice-pan down 1902, Serial No. 130,274, ofwhich this is a through the provision-chamber. The tray dlvisionalapplication. F has a downwardly-extending pipe 1* for Within the casingI provide four standards discharging the water down through the pipe 5 Bwith cross-pieces B to receive and support H to the trap H below. Fromthis it will the drip-tray G, beneath the ice-chamber. be readilyunderstood that all of the parts The drip-tray F rests upon the strip f,prowithin the refrigerator are removable. The

jecting from the tops of the standards. The ice-pan can be lifted out bysuitable handles. standards engage and are held in position All theother parts merely rest the one upon by suitable pins 1" in the bottomof the rethe other, so that they, including the shelves, frigerator.Suitable shelves 0, preferably can all be removed and thoroughlycleansed formed of sheet metal, are provided. The and scalded, ifdesired, when the inside of the shelves C are supported on hangers D,made refrigerator will be found to be a perfectlyof bent wire, whichenter perforations b in the smooth box and can be readily andcomstandards B and are kinked inwardly and pletely cleansed.

then outwardly to properly engage the same Having thus described myinvention,'what and form effective supports. As many may I claim as new,and desire to secure by Letbe provided as desired, two being illustratedters Patent, is in the drawings. The usual trap H is pro- In arefrigerator, the combination of a boxvided beneath the refrigerator,and a tube like structure removable interior standards H is removablysupported at the back of the retained at their bottoms by suitable pins;refrigerator by a downwardly-extending tube detachable shelves on thesaid standards; G from the drip-tray G. A suitable ice-pan cross-barscoupling the tops of said standards together in pairs formlng ledges forthe drip-trays; an icepan supported on said standards, all coacting forthe purpose speci- E is provided which contains perforations e at oneside and toward its bottom and toward its top on the opposite side toinsure circulation of air through the ice-chamber l fied.

and down through the provisionchamber, In witness whereof I havehereunto set my the circulation being indicated by arrows in hand andseal in the presence of two wit- Fig. 1. f'llhe bOttOllIll E ofthelicp-trpry is nesses.

supporte by truss-ire su ports see i s. 1 and 4,) and the whole issupported or rests GEORGE WALLICK' in the tray F. The tray Fsubstantially fits Witnesses: the interior of the refrigerator in onedi- H. W. HAGERMAN,

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3 5 mension, so that the air is made to circulate

